Obituaries

Gerald R. "Jerry" Snavely

Gerald R. "Jerry" Snavely

Dec 1, 2015

Gerald R. “Jerry” Snavely, 73, of Manheim, died peacefully on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Manor Township, he was the son of the late John H. Jr. and Mabel Heisey Snavely. Jerry was the loving husband of Linda Will Snavely and they observed their 36th wedding anniversary in October of this year. For over...

Marlin H. Lehman

Marlin H. Lehman

Dec 1, 2015

Marlin H. Lehman, 80, of Lititz, died peacefully on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Maytown, he was the son of the late Daniel and Ada Hossler Lehman. Marlin was the husband of Elsie J. Rohrer Lehman, and they observed their 60th wedding anniversary in June of this year. Marlin was employed for...

Beverly K. Weit

Beverly K. Weit

Nov 28, 2015

Beverly “Jean” (Kuhn) Weit, 81, of Luther Acres, passed away at Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center on November 28, 2015. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late John H. and Florence E. (Shaub) Kuhn. Bev shared 59 wonderful years of marriage with her husband N. Kenneth Weit of Luther Acres. She was a 1951 graduate of...

Dr. Robert J. "Bob" Disney

Dr. Robert J. "Bob" Disney

Nov 28, 2015

Dr. Robert J. “Bob” Disney, 90, formerly of Ormond Street, Albany, N.Y., died peacefully on Saturday, November 28, 2015 at the Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim, PA. Born in Albany, he was the son of the late James and Helen McCaughan Disney. Bob was the loving husband of Nancy Taylor Disney and they observed their 67th wedding anniversary in June...

Wilbur N.  Neff

Wilbur N. Neff

Nov 26, 2015

Wilbur N. Neff, 86, of Lititz, shared a wonderful day with his family before he passed away at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy on November 26, 2015. Born in Lititz, he was the son of the late Daniel Lloyd and Alice (Cochran) Neff and would have celebrated his 87th birthday on November 28th. He is preceded in death...

Clyde G. Greiner

Clyde G. Greiner

Nov 26, 2015

Clyde G. Greiner, 84, of Manheim, died peacefully on Thursday, November 26, 2015 at the Mt. Hope Nazarene Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Mastersonville, he was the son of the late Noah and Anna Mae Geib Greiner. Clyde was the loving husband of Mary Becker Greiner who died in January of last year. For over 40 years Clyde was employed...

Florence V. "Flossie" Metzger

Florence V. "Flossie" Metzger

Nov 25, 2015

Florence V. “Flossie” Metzger, 92, of Mount Joy, entered into the presence of her Savior, Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at Lancaster General Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Charles E. Metzger, Jr. who died in 2000. Born in Mount Joy, she was the daughter of the late Christian R., and Lizzie (Geibe) Sherk, Sr....

Rosemary G. Christ

Rosemary G. Christ

Nov 25, 2015

Rosemary G. Christ, 88, formerly of Ronks, died peacefully, Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at the Masonic Village Health Care Center, Elizabethtown. She was the wife of the late Chester R. Christ who died in 1989. Born in East Lampeter Twp., she was the daughter of the late Warren K. and Lizzie V. (Groff) Sweigart. Rosemary was a well-known self-employed music...

John G. Roth Jr.

John G. Roth Jr.

Nov 23, 2015

John G. Roth Jr., 84, of Manheim, died peacefully on Monday, November 23, 2015 at Masonic Village at Elizabethtown. Born in Mount Joy, he was the son of the late John G. Sr., and Hazel Webb Roth. John was the loving husband of Lois A. Corbett Roth and they observed their 63rd wedding anniversary in July of this year. For...

Virginia I.  Stahlman

Virginia I. Stahlman

Nov 21, 2015

Virginia I. “Ginny” Stahlman, 91, of Landis Homes, passed quietly into the arms of her Savior on November 21, 2015. Born in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Isabelle (Salisbury) Stahlman and is the last of her immediate family. A member of St. James Catholic Church in Lititz, Virginia worked in the insurance industry...

Kenneth L. Lishman

Kenneth L. Lishman

Nov 18, 2015

Kenneth L. Lishman, of Manheim, died on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Ken was the loving husband of Nancy L. Adair Lishman, and they would have observed their 63rd wedding anniversary in December of this year. For 14 years Ken worked as an auto mechanic for J. Harold Merkey Auto Dealership; previously, he was employed as...

George W.   "Sonny" Farmer Jr.

George W. "Sonny" Farmer Jr.

Nov 17, 2015

George W. “Sonny” Farmer, Jr., 77, of Manheim, died peacefully on Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at the Lebanon VA Medical Center, Lebanon. Born in Penn Township, he was the son of the late George W. Sr. and Bernice W. Earhart Farmer. George was a machine operator for Federal Mogul for 26 years, and he also delivered papers for Lancaster Newspapers....

Christy A. Noll

Christy A. Noll

Nov 16, 2015

Christy A. Noll, 73, of Mount Joy, passed away on Monday, November 16, 2015 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Hershey, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Ruth Steininger Dusman. Christy retired as a Registered Nurse at Brethren Village and had previously been employed for many years at M&M Mars, Elizabethtown. A lover of...

Jacob W. Nissley

Jacob W. Nissley

Nov 15, 2015

Jacob W. Nissley Jacob W. Nissley, 90, formerly of 591 Fruitville Pike, Manheim, died peacefully on Sunday, November 15, 2015. Born in Rapho Township, he was the son of the late Harry G. and Mabel F. Wenger Nissley. Jake was the husband of Alverta Birkenbine Nissley who died in 2001. In his early days he worked as a carpenter, and...

Frederick O. "Fred" Gabriel

Frederick O. "Fred" Gabriel

Nov 15, 2015

Frederick O. “Fred” Gabriel, 79, of Manheim went home to be with His Lord on Sunday, November 15, 2015 at Lancashire Hall. Born in Lebanon, he was the son of the late Joseph and Sadie Sholley Gabriel. He was married 46 years to Doris A. Witman Gabriel. Fred retired from the Hershey Company and he was a member of Salem...

Mary L. Flora

Mary L. Flora

Nov 13, 2015

Mary L. Flora, 60, of Manheim went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, November 13, 2015 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late William O. and Betty Klauser Wagner. She was the loving wife of Barry J. Flora Sr. and they celebrated their 43rd wedding...

Jacinto Saez

Jacinto Saez

Nov 11, 2015

Jacinto Saez, 81, of Lancaster, and formerly of Puerto Rico, and Florida, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Wednesday, November 11, 2015. Born in Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late, Lazaro and Felicita Delvalle Saez. During his life Jacinto worked as a cook. Jacinto served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He enjoyed vegetable...

Gary N. Yetter

Gary N. Yetter

Nov 10, 2015

Gary N. Yetter, 75, of Mount Joy, died peacefully, Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at the Masonic Village Health Care Center, Elizabethtown. He was the husband of the late Linda (Kaylor) Yetter who died in 2012. Born in Lewistown, PA, he was the son of the late Clarence D. and Elba (Mattern) Yetter. Gary was a retired engineer for AMP, Harrisburg....

Barbara A. "Barb" Knier

Barbara A. "Barb" Knier

Nov 9, 2015

Barbara A. “Barb” Knier, 69, of Manheim passed away on Monday, November 9, 2015 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Ruth Gibble Ginder of Brethren Village and the late Elam Z. Ginder. She was married fifty two years to Ronald E. Knier Sr. Barb worked in the cafeteria for the Manheim...

Jere Arthur Habecker

Jere Arthur Habecker

Nov 9, 2015

Jere Arthur Habecker, 80, formerly of Mountain Road, Manheim, died peacefully at Audubon Villa, Lititz on Monday, November 9, 2015. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Arthur and Margaret Bair Habecker. His father, Arthur, was one of the Habecker triplets of Manheim. Jere was employed as a glazier for Pittsburgh Plate & Glass and later Howell’s...

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